The proportion of foreign-born Massachusetts residents today is significantly lower than it was during the major waves of immigration from Europe in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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A well-worn joke in American Jewish culture goes like this. A Jewish immigrant landed at Ellis Island in New York. The procedures were confusing, and he was overwhelmed by the commotion. …
Thousands of Jewish immigrants and their children changed their names in America – but not at Ellis Island. The reasons are complicated and part of the Jewish struggle with their identity in America.